Re: Finding a relative prime
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- Subject: [mg19698] Re: [mg19682] Finding a relative prime
- From: "Arnold Knopfmacher" <arnoldk at cam.wits.ac.za>
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:36:04 -0400
- Organization: MS, University of the Witwatersrand
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_ _ _ Arnold Knopfmacher I'm using Mathematica 3.0 for the Mac, and I'm trying to figure out how to get it to pick a random number that is relatively prime to another number, p-1, where p is prime. In other words, pick a random number k such that 1) k is between 2 and p-1, and 2) k is relatively prime to p-1. How can I do that in Mathematica 3.0? -- Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. The Centre for Applicable Analysis and Number Theory: http://www.wits.ac.za/science/number_theory/centre.htm Arnold Knopfmacher: http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/wits/science/number_theory/arnold.htm Fax: 2711-4039317 email: arnoldk at gauss.cam.wits.ac.za